Throughout Europe, Asia and the Middle-East, the hammered dulcimer is a long-time favorite, of course each version having its own unique cultural sound.  In Thailand it is called the khim, in Hungary the cimbalom, in China the yangqin.

This video features the santoor, a Tibetan hammered dulcimer, performed by Shivkumar Sharma and Rahul Sharma.

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